Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 3, 1956 (age 70)
Place of Birth
Peekskill, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson
- Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO
Mel Gibson
Biography
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art. After appearing in the "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" series, Gibson went on to direct and star in the Academy Award-winning "Braveheart" (1995). In 2004, he directed and produced "The Passion of the Christ," a controversial yet successful film portraying the last hours in the life of Jesus Christ.
Known For - Movies
Hunting Season
as Bowdrie
Lethal Weapon
as Martin Riggs
Braveheart
as William Wallace
The Expendables 3
as Conrad Stonebanks
Mad Max
as Max Rockatansky
The Patriot
as Benjamin Martin
Chicken Run
as Rocky (voice)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
as Max Rockatansky
Signs
as Graham Hess
Casper
as Mel Gibson (uncredited)
Known For - TV Shows
The Simpsons
as Mel Gibson (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
Wogan
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
The Sullivans
as Ray Henderson
Wetten, dass..?
as Self